Impact of Case-management on Therapeutic Alliance With First Episode Psychosis Patients (CAMAT)

Overview

The first aim of this study is to test the effect of the case management on the evolution of therapeutic alliance in patients with first episode psychosis in comparison with traditional nursing. The second aim is to test the effect of case management on nurses' well-being in comparison with traditional nursing. The third objective aims to show if therapeutic alliance is associated with insight in patients and with clinical and demographic data.

Study Type

  • Study Type: Observational [Patient Registry]
  • Study Design
    • Time Perspective: Prospective
  • Study Primary Completion Date: November 2019

Interventions

  • Behavioral: Case-management

Arms, Groups and Cohorts

  • case-management
    • Patients will meet the case-manager 5 times per month during 1h30 in community living
  • traditional nursing
    • Patients will meet the case-manager 2 times per month during 1h00 in hospital

Clinical Trial Outcome Measures

Primary Measures

  • Work alliance inventory
    • Time Frame: 6 months

Secondary Measures

  • Birchwood insight scale
    • Time Frame: 6 months
  • Scale to assess Unawareness of Mental Disorder
    • Time Frame: 6 months
  • Well-being at work scale
    • Time Frame: 6 months

Participating in This Clinical Trial

Inclusion Criteria

  • Age between 16 and 30 years – First episode psychosis diagnosis according to DSM-5 criteria Exclusion Criteria:

  • Lees of 16 years or more than 30 years – Not fulfilling DSM-5 criteria for first episode psychosis – Any treatment with the psychologist or the psychiatrist of the team

Gender Eligibility: All

Minimum Age: 16 Years

Maximum Age: 30 Years

Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted: No

Investigator Details

  • Lead Sponsor
    • University Hospital, Caen
  • Provider of Information About this Clinical Study
    • Sponsor
  • Overall Contact(s)
    • Laurent Lecardeur, PhD, lecardeur@cyceron.fr

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